1. I wouldn’t have the satisfaction of crossing off things as I accomplish them.
2. I would forget to meet people. Even with my list, I have been known to do this. It does help to put the appointment on the right day though.
3. I would too often forget to be in the right place at the right time. Note to self: Write enough details to remember Who? What? When? Where? and Why? (I forgot the “who” portion once. I knew where I was going and when but had no idea who I was meeting for supper. D’uh!)
4. And in a similar vein, I would forget pretty much everyone’s birthday, at least the people who aren’t on Facebook. I love the daily reminder on the right hand column of my news feed. I used to be so good about keeping up with birthdays and anniversaries. Maybe 2013 is a good year to try to do better again.
5. Too many friends and family members would drop off the radar. It isn’t because they’re not important. It’s just because I flit here and there and too much time would pass before I realized what was happening. My lists don’t prevent it 100 percent, but they do help.
6. I find lists are sanity savers. I don’t have to worry about forgetting something particularly important if I include it on a centrally-located list. Those scraps of paper – not the best idea, however.
7. I’ve been a dump-it-on-paper-and-forget-it-until-later type for a long time. If forgetfulness becomes age-related, I probably won’t notice. Score!
8. Without the list of exercises (and some detailed explanations of said exercises), I wouldn’t remember my personal routine – or the routine I’ll soon be teaching.
9. Those books I want to read and websites I want to visit would go ignored – some of them indefinitely.
10. My pastors would be asking regularly, “Did you get such and such done?” And the answer would be “Oops! I forgot.”
11. I would have to replace the phrase “eclectically-interested” with “scattered” when asked to describe myself.
12. I would have had to come up with a different idea for today’s post.
And you thought I was organized. Pshaw!
How about you? Do you live by your list?
What would we do without our list/s.
Good idea – a centrally located list, but would it fit in my purse? Like eye glasses, perhaps a list in every room. Perhaps a list for every topic. nah, too confusing. haha
Where is that list? “No, not yesterday’s, today’s.
Love my lists.
And then there’s the remembering to read the list part. Too often I forget that.